English abstract

This paper (“Development of especialized digital collections”) reflects on the responsibilities of the professionals of information of specialized digital collections, since the grand explosion of electronic resources; they have the difficult task to select between those resources that must be contracted in electronic format and those that must be kept in printed format. It comprises themes such as the durability and preservation of information; editorial volatibility and price models, and at the same time, the optimization of financial resources, in a worldwide environment where electronic resources are more and more expensive. It briefly explains some of the great challenges that the information professional faces within this context, such as: to assure content quality; to extend the offer in concrete thematic areas; to extend the offer in local languages; to guarantee retrospective access to digital collections; to integrate all the resources into a single tool; to optimize the use of financial resources in function of the price/content relationship; to support the Open Access initiatives; to optimize technological investment; to increase the number of users; to guarantee the right of authors, and to consider the new forms of electronic communication.